In the hot seat | IoD NZ

type: In the hot seat
date: 26/05/26

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After the crisis, what will they remember?

After the crisis, what will they remember?

The fuel disruption will pass, but decisions made under pressure can leave a long reputation shadow.

Crisis management

type: In the hot seat
date: 28/04/26

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If the board didn’t meet, would anyone notice?

If the board didn’t meet, would anyone notice?

The true test of a board is the impact it has – not the fact it meets.

Future-proofing

type: In the hot seat
date: 19/03/26

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Flying blind on pay equity

Flying blind on pay equity

“We don’t think we have a gap.” In governance, measurement beats assumption.

type: In the hot seat
date: 04/03/26

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Before the breach

Before the breach

Cyberattacks are inevitable. Critical systems, recovery plans and crisis decision-making determine the outcome.

Cyber security

type: In the hot seat
date: 22/01/26

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Are we there yet? What AI is really asking of boards

Are we there yet? What AI is really asking of boards

Boards aren’t asking for an AI strategy – they’re trying to make uncertainty feel familiar.

AI

type: In the hot seat
date: 21/01/26

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Working for gingernuts: Should not-for-profit boards be paid?

Working for gingernuts: Should not-for-profit boards be paid?

Not-for-profit directors face rising legal risk and governance demands – often unpaid. Is working for purpose (and biscuits) still enough?

Director duties
Not-for-profit governance
Remuneration

type: In the hot seat
date: 12/12/25

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Always available? The director’s holiday dilemma

Always available? The director’s holiday dilemma

We tell executives to switch off, yet struggle to do it ourselves. A call on the Mekong shows how blurred the boundaries can become.

Leadership
Wellbeing

type: In the hot seat
date: 14/11/25

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Damned if you do: the AI trust paradox facing directors

Damned if you do: the AI trust paradox facing directors

Boards are under pressure to be open about AI use, but disclosure may actually reduce trust. What now?

AI
Decision making
Transparency

type: In the hot seat
date: 14/11/25

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The cost of conflict: inside the First NZ Properties case

The cost of conflict: inside the First NZ Properties case

A legacy structure and blurred boundaries led to a landmark case on directors’ duties, conflicts of interest and governance failure.

Conflict of interests
Director duties
Governance failures

type: In the hot seat
date: 14/11/25

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He spoke the most. She got interrupted.

He spoke the most. She got interrupted.

Don’t assume your boardroom is immune. I tracked who spoke, who stayed silent and who got shut down. The results should concern us all.

Board dynamics
Diversity & inclusion
Women in governance

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